Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, was in his shop, staring at his laptop, trying to come up with a good idea for the Newsletter. Perhaps something that wasn’t about chimneys since he had talked about chimneys so often before. Along about Read More
Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, was working on the next Newsletter, this one in fact. Near the end of a year and the start of a new one, he looked back at some things he liked. The LA weather for one Read More
A Motley Crew. Where the Women Give the Orders and Strong Men Do as They’re Told. Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy was opening another piece of fan mail, minding his own business. He read: “Dear Chimney Guy, How did you Read More
Which firebox would you prefer? Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy’s brow was furrowed. (He didn’t know how to furrow a brow, but he had one.) He was watching a video on the computer where a very cute lady was saying the Read More
Worth the trip, just for a brief visit with the very tall dude at the end. Amazing. Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, idly contemplated a honeybee who was crawling around on the floor of the shop. How come the bee wasn’t Read More
A VERY old fireplace in the oldest city in America. Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, seemed to be in a funk. A depression. A malaise that permeated his whole being. Well, perhaps not that dramatic, but he was certainly down a Read More
Yeah, I know it’s silly. Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, was once again trying to make sense of the news stories. At a time when people should be enjoying time with their families, local politicians in some areas were saying Read More
Three guesses where this is. Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, was trying to figure out the news stories about the political candidates of the moment. Each side accused the other of being a criminal and in the employ of a Read More
The work desk of O. and W. Wright Mike Rees, AKA The Chimney Guy, was in a funk, no doubt about it. It didn’t happen often, only once or twice a week. The rest of the time he was normally quite Read More